Online posters who claimed to have seen both versions say the R-rated cut was quite graphic and explicit in its humor and a much more interesting version than the toned down PG-13 take.

Now, Collider reports that Paramount is "100% planning on releasing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as an R-rated film" with the discrepancies thought to be the studio trying to see if audiences prefer the more graphic version.